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[red devil]

???? Wrote:

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> I'm predictint that 5 will be way bove avergae on

> the poredictions league this week :)

Average score 3.7, table out tomorrow.

How's your neck? :)

[????]

Not bad RD. Pretty impressed with our performance with our more creative players out and should have won. I fancy that both Spuds and Liverpool won't be looking forward to playing us.

[Alan Medic]

red devil Wrote:

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> ???? Wrote:

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> > I'm predictint that 5 will be way bove avergae

> on

> > the poredictions league this week :)

>

> Average score 3.7, table out tomorrow.

> How's your neck? :)

So opting out of a week now becomes a tactic!

[red devil]

This weeks makers and shakers...

AM - 1 Correct Result + 2 Correct Scores = 7 pts

RD - 4 Correct Results + 1 Correct Score = 7 pts

LG - 5 Correct Results + 0 Correct Scores = 5 pts

RC - 2 Correct Results + 1 Correct Score = 5 pts

SC - 2 Correct Results + 1 Correct Score = 5 pts

?? - 4 Correct Results + 0 Correct Scores = 4 pts

DR - 3 Correct Results + 0 Correct Scores = 3 pts

OT - 0 Correct Results + 1 Correct Score = 3 pts

EP - 2 Correct Results + 0 Correct Scores = 2 pts

JL - 2 Correct Results + 0 Correct Scores = 2 pts

MM - 2 Correct Results + 0 Correct Scores = 2 pts

Mx - 2 Correct Results + 0 Correct Scores = 2 pts

PD - 2 Correct Results + 0 Correct Scores = 2 pts

*NEW RULE: At the end of the season, if two teams are tied on the same number of points, the team that has played the most games will finish higher. If both teams have played the same number of games, then it will be a tie...

[Alan Medic]

I think you got mine wrong RD. Should be the other way around.

[Otta]

Thank God for the pool, I'd have scored 0 if they'd los / drawn.

[red devil]

Thanks Meds, I had QPR losing to Saints 1-2 in my head, not 1-3.

AM - 2 Correct Results + 1 Correct Score = 5 points

Table amended, no change in positions...

[Help-Ma-Boab]

AM putting in a nice bit of effort there for the Fair Play award.

red devil Wrote:

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> Thanks Meds, I had QPR losing to Saints 1-2 in my

> head, not 1-3.

>

> AM - 2 Correct Results + 1 Correct Score = 5

> points

>

> Table amended, no change in positions...

[Rhinestone Cowboy]

thanks for doing this RD

[maxxi]

Otta Wrote:

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> Thank God for the pool, I'd have scored 0 if

> they'd los / drawn.

I think there is some pretty stiff competition for the first to score 0 points legitimately (i.e. without making deliberately silly 10-0 predictions) - The Mis?re trophy is at stake.

[Alan Medic]

red devil Wrote:

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> This latest table incorporates average scores

> (shown in red) for players that miss a week.

> It also includes a minimum participation rule. I'm

> going to set the bar higher than ???? suggested

> 50%, and make it 75%.

> This hopefuly will encourage players to

> participate rather than rely on getting an average

> score.

> Anyone with less than 75% (shown in indigo)

> wouldn't qualify for CL and final table

> consideration...

If my maths are correct any lurkers wishing to play would have to start this week or they will never reach the 75% participation rule.

[Otta]

Seeing stories linking Rafa with DiMateo's job at Chelsea. That would be a turn up.

[Parkdrive]

Genuinely shocked by DiMateo's departure. Just shows how fickle Abramovich is.

[red devil]

Alan Medic Wrote:

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> If my maths are correct any lurkers wishing to

> play would have to start this week or they will

> never reach the 75% participation rule.

Might already have gone, 12 games played out of 38. Plus some weeks there will be more than one game played e.g. Xmas and Easter...

[red devil]

Otta Wrote:

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> Seeing stories linking Rafa with DiMateo's job at

> Chelsea. That would be a turn up.

I can understand the logic of sacking RDM if Guardiloa is prepared to take the job now, but not Benitez, unless they think he will get the best out of Torres a la Liverpool form...

[Jah Lush]

Parkdrive Wrote:

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> Genuinely shocked by DiMateo's departure. Just

> shows how fickle Abramovich is.

Ruthless more like. To have delivered the trophies Ancelotti and Di Matteo had delivered at any other club you'd have thought their job was secure. Not at Chelski. What a horrible club that is.

[Otta]

Wow! When I posted earlier he hadn't actually gone. That is absolutely shocking!

That said, he was only ever a care taker who they couldn't replace in the summer because of the CL win.

But yeah, nasty club with little in the way of ethics.

[Otta]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/mobile/football/20423905

Sounds like they want Rafa until Pep comes in the summer. Disrespect ful to Rafa IMO and can't see him going for it as he is a proud bloke... Unless he's getting low on cash I suppose.

[Otta]

" At 262 days in charge, Di Matteo lasted longer

than previous Abramovich managers Villas-

Boas (256), Avram Grant (247) and Luiz Felipe

Scolari (223)."

Says it all really.

[????]

Chelsea snd their fans were a bunch of unpleasant tossers before they hit the big time and they've added arrogance and the worst sort 'new fan' to their old unpleasant bunch. Hate that club, new and old.

[Parkdrive]

Apparently Pep has just completed a holiday in NY according Guillem Balague on Sky last night. Coincidence?

[woodrot]

Rafa OUT!

Brave John Terrry for manager

[Otta]

You beat me to it, I was going to say JT as player manager. They deserve each other.

DiMateo to save QPR once Hughes gets the boot...

[woodrot]

in his mind, Brave John Terry ( not a racist ) has been running the club for the past decade anyway - why shouldnt they formalise it ?

[maxxi]

A shock that he's gone but not a surprise - and Chelsea did play like headless chickens last night.

Rafa to caretake until Pep finishes his hols? or let Lampard and Terry fight it out - they could do with a decent rift in the dressing room.